大学英语 Unit 3 The Generation Gap

1、college english,integrated course book 2,unit 3 the generation gap,father knows better,objectives:,to understand the main idea ,to appreciate the basic elements of a play;,to grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;,to do a series of reading, listening, speaking, and wri

2、ting activities related to the theme of this unit.,pre-reading tasks:,1. listen to the song to indicate a change in setting;,to direct actors movement, gesture, facial expression, tone of voice, etc.,center stage,up left,down left,up right,down right,audience,the illustration of a stage,conflicts: a

3、s the essence of a play, is a clash of actions, desires, ideas,or wills. it may happen in three forms:,man against man, man against environment, man against himself.,when a conflict develops to the most intensified point, it becomes a climax.,while-reading tasks:,scan the play and divide it into thr

4、ee scenes according to the changes in setting:,scene 1. father embarrassed sean by talking too proudly to the manager.,scene 2. father embarrassed diane by persuading a workmate into,pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom.,scene 3. father embarrassed heidi by boasting to her new school offic

5、ial about how bright she was.,sum up the main conflict in each part:,analyze the characteristics of father, mother, and the children.,the theme of the play:,father interfered in childrens affairs with good inten-tions, but only to find his efforts unwelcome.,listen and practice,language study,1.loca

6、tion,witnesses showed the police the exact location of the accident.,the of the missing document of refugees to locate a town on a map,be located in.,2.embarrass,i chose my words carefully in order to avoid ing anyone.,it embarrassed him that he had to give a talk in front of a lot of people.,i was

7、really embarrassed when i knocked the cup of tea over my teacher.,be financially ed be ed by lack of money,3.dumb,he was so dumb that he left his keys at home again.,dont be so dumb. you cant get a loan from the bank if you are laid-off.,children born deaf and dumb can nowadays be taught to speak an

8、d lip-read.,he was struck with amazement. play dumb,in unison,the international community is ready to work in unison against terrorism.,4.consist of,the book s of essays written over the last twenty years.,the committee consists of scientists and engineers.,consist in sth 在于 consist with sth与.符合,5.f

9、ade,all color s, es-pecially under the impact of direct sunlight.,the sunlight gradually faded.,her enthusiasm for early-morning exercises d as the weather was getting colder and colder.,they watched the mountains fade into the darkness. fade away 消失,6.overall,overall, i like marie, despite her faul

10、ts.,cut down your overall amount of extracurricular activities and spend more time on your study.,7.trade . for.,the farmers d farm produce for manufactured goods and money.,i will trade my stamp collection for your model boat.,have a rest.,8.keep in suspense,the audience is kept to the very end of

11、the play.,i wont keep you in suspense any longer.here are the results of the mid-term exam.,9.interrupt,im sorry to , but youre not really answering my question.,nobody was allowed to interrupt them while the meeting was in progress.,10.bet,i bet she was lateforthe meetingon purpose.,i ll bet a mont

12、h pay on that. i betyou $5 that he cant do it. make a on.,11.distract,tom admits that playing computer games sometimes s him from his homework.,passengers are requested not to the drivers attention while he is driving.,12.glorious,it seems a pity to be indoors on such a glorious day.,vivid memories

13、came flooding back of the glorious, romantic sophomore year.,13.hand down,the art of story-telling is ed down from mo-ther to daughter.,she had some jewelers which had been ed down from her grandmother.,the conference ed down its decision a few days ago. 正式宣布,hand in;递交 hand out;分发 hand on;传递 hand o

14、ver;移交 hand up;上呈,14.at any rate,at any rate, you survived the car accident.,well, at my rate, let me thank you for all you did for me.,munity,police work to prevent crime and to protect the lives and property of the people in a .,college students have learned a lot in community service.,16.welfare,

15、parents are responsible for the of their children.,employers should be concerned with the welfare of their employees.,17.narrow down,over 100 applicantswill be ed down to a short list of five candidates.,the police department attempted to narrow down the list of suspects.,18.exhaust,four hours work

16、almost exhausted her.,what will we do, now that weve exhausted our reserves of oil?,after exhausting all her ready excuses, she could think of nothing else to say.,19.repeatedly,we have requested that staff should not be allowed to smoke in the office.,i repeatedly warn you not to take the job.,e ov

17、er,a great sense of calm came me as i realized i was no longer responsible for the situation.,what has come over him? why dont you to england for a holiday?,21.swallow,chew your food properly before swallowing it.,susan had to restrain herself and hard in her position as a housemaid.,jut out,the bal

18、cony s out over the garden. his chin s out a lot.,22.frank,to be frank with you, i think you are making a mistake.,our discussions were frank and fruitful. do you want my frank opinion?,know better than,you should to go swimming right after a meal.,23.interference,her parents continual in our affair

19、s irritated me.,your interference in his private affairs is unreasonable.,interfere in sth; interfere with sb/sth;(plan,duties)妨碍，妨害,24.constant,i have had a constant headache for three days.,he left the office because he could no longer stand the constant gossip.,driving at a constant speed saves g

20、as.,the temperature in the museum is maintained at a constant 16 degrees celsius.,the price of the product is not but varies with supply and demand.,25.in charge of,who is in charge of the clubs finances?,he was left in charge of the shop while the manager was away.,the children are in/under the charge of the nurse. be in/under sbs ,26.exceptional,ann showed exceptional musical ability at the age of four.,stephen was an exceptional man with great business talents.,the movie was pretty good, but not exceptional.,27.fill out,please the application form and send it back by jan 10.,the old ma